The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play written to compare the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare. In the play there were many antagonists and one main protagonist. John Proctor is the protagonist and hero of the play. John can even be considered to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character must be a noble or great person that has a flaw that causes the downfall of the character which then causes the character to suffer. John Proctor fits the definintion of a tragic hero because
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if you were well-off‚ your American Dream would differ from the former. Although the American Dream fails for many individuals‚ it is not the American system’s fault; instead‚ it is due to a lack of hard work and dedication from the pursuers. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ "Death of a Salesman"‚ Miller uses many different characters to contrast the difference between the successes and failures of the American system. Willy is the long time salesman who has little sales ability but his imagination makes
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Americans are just recovering from the affects of the great depression and the Second World War. Everyone is gripped with the desire to lead a comfortable and urban life. Joe Keller is one such pioneer. He is sixty-one years old and heads a business‚ which supplies engine parts to the military planes. His love for his family and the need to be prosperous makes him sacrifice his image and reputation. He knowingly supplies faulty engine parts to the military planes against the advice of his company
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Death of a Salesman Choose a play in which the central character is heroic yet vulnerable. ‘Death of a Salesman’‚ a play written by Arthur Miller in 1948‚ is one in which the protagonist‚ Willy Loman is seen to be struggling against the cliché of the American dream and is undoubtedly heroic yet vulnerable throughout. From scene to scene‚ Miller uses a plethora of theatrical techniques to reveal the flaws in Willy’s character which are ultimately responsible for his breakdown. In the first
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In Deaths of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman is a salesmen who is trying to achieve the American Dream just like everyone else in the world. In his head he believes to be this well liked and huge successful salesmen. In reality he is more of a self-conscious man who tries to live his fantasy he has in his head while being deceitful to not only himself but his own family as well. Throughout Death of a Salesman‚ Willy has several slogans that he attempts to live his life by. One of the main slogans we here
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“Why did Arthur Miller write the crucible”? The crucible was written in 1952‚ on the heels of World War II. During that time‚ the united states were concerned about the Soviet Union’s ideology‚ which it was expanding furiously across the European nations. Communism was defined as a significant paranoia for the United States‚ compared to the play concerning the witchcraft paranoia that Miller created. Two years before Miller’s play‚ the government launched confidential investigations in regards to
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M.D.‚ Master of Surgery‚ LL.D‚ and Knighted to two countries; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is an author to admire‚ not only for his writings‚ but his achievements (McCarter). Doyle is regarded as one of the most prolific and developed writers of our time. His works have influenced countless authors and their creations‚ from all across the world. Doyle’s publications‚ knowledge‚ and life are to be inspected. Doyle has influenced English fictional literature more than that of any author in the 19th through
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Port Arthur massacre Outlines the nature of the contemporary issues. On Sunday‚ 28 April 1996‚ Martin Bryant set off for Port Arthur‚ about an hour drive from his home in Hobart. On his way he stopped off at a guesthouse called the Seascape cottage where he killed the owners‚ David and Noelene Martin. Once Bryant had made it to Port Arthur he had a meal at the Broad arrow cafe. After finishing his meal‚ Bryant walked back into the Broad Arrow cafe‚ took out an AR-15 semi automatic rifle and opened
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In the book‚ it states‚ medieval romance is a dramatic verse or prose narrative that usually involves adventurous heroes‚ idealized love‚ exotic places‚ and supernatural events. This genre first appeared in France during the 12th century and soon spread to England. Sir Gawain and Morte d’Arthur is an example of medieval romance. They each have characteristics of romance using that they both have supernatural abilities. First of all‚ “In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚” The Green Knight is the ideal
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such as The Death of a Salesman‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ The Scarlet letter‚ and The Body children‚ or childish characters‚ are introduced to bring light to their ever changing personalities and the forces and events that shaped them. In Arthur Miller’s The Death of a Salesman‚ Biff‚ the protagonists son‚ creates his personality off of his father’s own hopes and dreams for his sons. “Biff Loman is lost. In the greatest country in the world a young man with such—personal attractiveness‚ gets
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